What does a mid-century modern home cost in Austin?

Austin-area houses whose listings called out mid-century design sold for a median of $670,000 over the 12 months ending September 2026, across 369 sales in the ACTRIS MLS. That is up 2.5% from $653,500 the year before. Inside Austin the median was $707,000. Prices range widely by area, from a median of $475,000 in ZIP 78745 to $1,395,000 in 78704, so price a home from the sales near it.

Mostly, yes. Of the 369 mid-century houses that sold last year, 206 were built between 1960 and 1979 and 122 before 1960, so nearly 9 in 10 date from the era. Another 21 were new houses built in 2010 or later in a mid-century style, and 20 were built between 1980 and 2009. Check the year built on each listing if you want an original rather than a new build in the style.

This niche favors sellers more than the wider market. Mid-century houses went under contract in a median 36 days last year, against 54 days for all Austin-area houses, and there are about 3.3 months of supply. The typical home closed at 94.6% of its original list price. Buyers still have room on homes that launched high, since 46% of sold homes had cut their price at least once.

They sell for more than the Austin-area median, mostly because of where they are. Mid-century houses sold for a median of $670,000 over the last 12 months against $440,000 for all single-family houses in the same market, and 294 of the 369 were in Austin itself, where land costs more. The median mid-century house had 1,917 square feet on a 0.25-acre lot.

Budget for a thorough inspection and a sewer line camera scope. Houses from this era can have cast iron or clay sewer lines, older electrical panels and wiring, single-pane windows, and foundations that have moved on Austin's clay soils. Ask whether the original features you are paying for, such as beams, clerestory windows or terrazzo, have been maintained. Of last year's 369 sales, 328 were built before 1980.

Either renovating away the features buyers are paying for, or assuming the style alone justifies any price. Mid-century buyers are specific: original details, light and the lot matter. Over the last year, 46% of Austin-area mid-century houses that sold had cut their price, and the typical home closed at 94.6% of its original list price. The ones priced from recent nearby sales went under contract faster than the 36-day median.

By ZIP code, 78757 in the Allandale, Crestview and Brentwood area had the most mid-century house sales over the last 12 months, 49 at a median of $712,500. Then came 78723 in east-central Austin with 42 at $530,000, 78731 in northwest Austin with 34 at $1,290,000, 78745 in south Austin with 24 at $475,000, and 78704 in South Austin with 20 at $1,395,000.

The median Austin-area mid-century house took 36 days to go under contract over the last 12 months, measured on cumulative days on market so relisted homes are not reset. That is up from 31 days a year earlier but still 18 days faster than the median for all houses. Add roughly 30 to 45 days from contract to closing, and allow extra time for inspections on an older home.

A few. Of the 369 mid-century houses that sold across the Austin area last year, 294 had an Austin address. Georgetown had 13 at a median of $475,000, Lakeway 9 at $650,000, San Marcos 8 at $455,000, and West Lake Hills 7. If you are open to the suburbs, set a saved search for the style across the whole area so you see them the day they list.

Ask us for a home value and we will price it against the sales that actually match it: similar age, size and lot on nearby streets, and whether the original features were kept or updated, from the last 12 months of ACTRIS MLS closings. For context, Austin-area mid-century houses sold for a median of $670,000 across 369 sales, and the typical home closed at 94.6% of its original list price.